Animal-trap



(No Model.)

G. STOWE.

ANIMAL TRAP. No. 269,478. Patented De0.19,1882.

UNITED STATES GEORGE STO WE, OF

PATENT OFFICE.

BRAOEVILLE, OHlO.

ANIMAL-TRAP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 269,478, dated December19, 1882. Application filed September 18, 1982. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: I Be it known that I, GEORGE Srown, of

Braceville, Trumbull county, Ohio, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Ani- 5 mal-Traps, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to that class of traps in which the animal iscaught between the base-plate and a descending wire spring. y

In the drawings forming a part of this speci- I fication, Figure 1 is arear elevation, reprei senting the trap as set. Fig. 2 is a verticalsection, representing the trap as having been sprung.

The frame consists of a base-plate, f, and an uprightpart, f. It may bemade of wood or other suitable material. Springs, formed with spirals ss, has its ends firmly inserted in the base-platef, and the part betweenthe spirals 20 extending beyond the trigger b, and pressing on thebase-platefwith sutlicientforce to hold the rat or other animal caughtbetween base plate fand spring 8. Trigger 1) is connected withbase-plate f by links a a and staples n a. It is su ported or held up bya spiral spring, 0, which is held at its upper end on the thread ofscrew 0 in block '10, attached to and foiming a part of frame ff. Screwc is supi ported by its head on the top of block 10, which is recessedto receive spring 0 and pin 6. By turning screw 0 the tension of spring0 may be nicely adjusted to support trigger b, and at the same timeallow it to move easily by slightly touching the bait on the end of thetrigger. The wire or pin 0 is connected with 1 the side of pine.

trigger 1) between links a a, and extends through and above block 20.The upper end of the upright partf of the frame is vertically slotted toreceive lever 17, which is pivoted to the frame. The upper endot'levert' is notched 0' at 0 to receive and hold springs when the trapis set, the lower end of the lever being held against the side of pin 6at its upper end.

hen the bait has been affixed to the front end of trigger b the trap isto be set by lifting and forcing back the part of springs extendingforward of trigger b,until it enters the notch 0 in lever 01. Spring 8is retained in the notch by placinglever i atits lower end against henthe trap has been thus set it may be sprung by lowering pin 6 untillever t is released from it, which allows the lever to turn and releasespring 8 from notch o. By means of links (0 a the pin 0 will be loweredand the trap sprung by moving the baited end of trigger I) in anydirection, whether by pulling on the bait, pushing, or forcing it up ordown or to either side.

I claim as my invention- 1. In an animal-trap, the links a a, incombination with trigger 1), spring 0, and pin 0, substantially as andfor the purpose described.

2. The screw 0, in combination with spiral spring 0, adj ustablysupported by the threads of the screw, pin e, and trigger b,substantially 6 as and for the purpose described.

GEORGE STOWE.

Witnesses BRADFORD HOWLAND, J AMES \V. HOLCOMB.

